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David Simchi-Levi

David Simchi-Levi

American engineer and operations researcher

David Simchi-Levi is an American academic working as a Professor of Engineering Systems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] He is also the founder or co-founder of several companies.[2] Simchi-Levi's research focuses on supply chain management, revenue management, and business analytics.[3][4]

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Education

David Simchi-Levi obtained his B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering at Technion Israel Institute of Technology in 1978 and earned M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Operations Research from Faculty of Management at Tel Aviv University in 1984 and 1987 respectively.[5]

Career

He has been a lecturer in Tel Aviv University (1984–1985) and Columbia University (1986–1987). He became an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research in Columbia University (1987–1991). He then joined Northwestern University in 1993 as an associate professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, and was promoted to full professor in 1997. Now he is a professor in Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[5] He was a co-director of Leaders for Global Operations (2003–2016), a dual degree program at MIT,[6] and a co-director of Systems Design and Management (2003–2010).[7]

Publications

David Simchi-Levi's publications have been cited 22516 times in total, with 65 h-index and 156 i10-index.[8] He co-authored the book Designing & Managing the Supply Chain.[9] Simchi-Levi is the current Editor-in-Chief of Management Science[10] and was the Editor-in-Chief for Operations Research from 2006 to 2012.[11]

Entrepreneurship

Simchi-Levi was the founder of LogicTools which provided software and professional services for supply chain optimization.[12]

In 2014, he co-founded Opalytics, a cloud analytics platform company focusing on operations and supply chain intelligence.[citation needed]

Recognition

He was elected to the 2006 class of Fellows of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.[13]

In 2020, he was awarded the prestigious INFORMS Impact Prize for playing a leading role in developing and disseminating a new highly impactful paradigm for the identification and mitigation of risks in global supply chains.[14]

In 2023, he has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions using optimization and stochastic modeling to enhance supply chain management and operations.[15]

References

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    "Dr. David Simchi-Levi, Supply Chain/Operations Researcher, Consultant, Author and MIT Professor". One-On-Obe. 2016.
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    Simchi-Levi, David (2015-10-21). "A New Approach to Manage Supply Chain Risk". Harvard Business Review – via Operations.
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    "David Simchi-Levi". IDSS. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
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    "David Simchi-Levi". cee.mit.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
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    "Vita: my life in one page". David Simchi-Levi. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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    "About MIT LGO". lgo.mit.edu.
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    "David Simchi-Levi". MIT Sloan.
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    Malone, Robert (2002-04-01). "Supply Chain Planning in a Global Environment". Inbound Logistics.
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    "Management Science: Editorial Board". Informs PubsOnline.
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    "Operations Research: Editorial Board". Informs PubsOnline.
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    "Company Overview of LogicTools, Inc. Snapshot". Bloomberg.
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    Fellows: Alphabetical List, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, retrieved 2019-10-09
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    INFORMS Impact Prize, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, retrieved 2021-01-19
  15. [15]
    "National Academy of Engineering Elects 106 Members and 18 International Members". NAE Website. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
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